Airbus said its A380 sales targets are becoming harder to reach this year because of the wing cracks issue discovered in January on in-service aircraft.

A380. Courtesy, Airbus
Airbus said its A380 sales targets are becoming harder to reach this year because of the wing cracks issue discovered in January on in-service aircraft (ATW Daily News, Jan. 23).
Speaking on the sidelines of Thai Airways’ first A380 delivery in Toulouse last week (ATW Daily News, Sept. 28), Airbus VP-marketing Bob Lange said it has been a tough year, with little time left to meet its sales target of 30 of the type for 2012. As of Sept. 26, four A380s had ...